Sikuvalliajuq - Ice is forming

Indigenous Knowledge

Sikuvalliajuq ᓯᑯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ
'The process of ice forming.' (Sanikiluaq Siku Terminology Workshop, 2018)

Sikuvalliajuq ᓯᑯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ
'ᓯᑯᑦᓴᔪᖅ ᓇᖏᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ [ᓯᑯᑦᓴᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ]. A process generally describing the early stages of fall freezing, when the ice is dangerous and cannot be used for travel [variation: sikutsavalliajuq].' (North/South Qikiqtaaluk, Inuit Siku Atlas)

Related terms

ijjusivalliasigivuq ᐃᔾᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒋᕗᖅ / ijjusivalliajuq ᐃᔾᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ
'ᓯᓚ ᓂᓪᓚᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᓱᒍ ᐃᔾᔨᓕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᑯ ᐃᔾᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ; ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇ ᐃᔾᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓲᖑᒻᒥᔪᖅ

sila nillapallianinganut malitsugu ijjiliqattarninga tamanna siku ijjusivalliajuq; sunatuinna ijjusivallianiraqtausuungummijuq

a general description of the process of ice thickening which forms ijjusijuq; it forms in really cold days through the winter, until spring; this description could be used in other contexts describing growth/width/thickness generally' (Kinngait, South Qikiqtaaluk, Alasuaq et al. 2023: 33)

Sikujartuaarpoq 
'sea ice forms and becomes thicker (on several days).
/siku-jartuaar-poq form ice-gradually-ind.3sg/' (Kalaallisut, Tersis and Taveniers 2010: 420)

Sikuarpuq ᓯᑯᐊᕐᐳᖅ 
'thin ice begins to form. 5' (Nunavimmiutitut, Schneider 1985: 352)

Hikuliaqtuq ᕼᐃᑯᓕᐊᖅᑐᖅ 
'ice is forming' (Nattilingmiutitut, Aglukkaq, Hadlari and Jansen-Hadlari 2023: 30)

Hikuaqtuq 
'ice is forming' (Kangiryuarmiutun, Lowe 1983: 38; Inuinnaqtun, Angulalik 2012: 26)

Sikuliagaa 
'young ice is forming' (Sallirmiutun, Lowe 1984a: 52)

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